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    Rural Children Often Without Critical Mental Health Treatment

    The Hechinger Report Jun 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · In rural areas like Mississippi, children suffering from mental health issues rarely get the help they need. The Hechinger Report discusses the lack of available services and…

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    How Students’ Brains Are in Danger on the Field

    The Atlantic

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Flanagan shares how sports injuries are hurting student-athletes in the short and long term. Advocacy efforts on this issue face pushback and struggle to make progress. …

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    Sex Education Resources for Teens

    NPR Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The 2017 book Girl: Love, Sex, Romance and Being You along with a separate video campaign called AMAZE helps cover gaps in sex education classes covering content that…

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    The Worst State for Children’s Health and Education

    Governing Magazine Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing Magazine reports some troubling statistics about the health and education levels of kids living in New Mexico.   • How can policy change the livelihood of kids living…

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    Big Brands Advance Gen Z Workforce

    Fast Company Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Service Year Alliance is an organization that offers paid job opportunities for young people for a full year to understand the future workforce.  • How will giving job…

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    Why Informal Employment Is Here to Stay

    Ford Foundation Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author discusses the difficulties of working in the informal economy and how global organizations are putting forth efforts to strengthen these voices and transition workers from the…

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    From Learning to Teaching Business and Entrepreneurship

    Harvard Business School Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Two Harvard Business School graduates discuss their summer semesters at Consulting for Impact, a program that incorporates business concepts into design thinking processes for start-up ideas.  • This class…

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    Building Community and Making Connections Through Arts Education

    ARTS BLOG Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lauren Hess recounts her time at the 2018 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in which an important takeaway was for organizations to involve youth in their…

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    Nigeria Turns to Technology to Reduce Food Waste and Fight Hunger

    News Deeply Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply reports on an app by a Nigerian inventor that allows local groups to purchase food close to its expiration date from grocery stores and…

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    The Modern Workforce Is Freelance: Cities Should Get Ready

    Fast Company Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company explores the changing dynamics within the U.S. labor force, and argues that cities should consider infrastructure that supports startups and independent workers, not try…

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    Helping First-Generation Graduates Pursue Their Careers

    The 74 Jun 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Basta is a New York-based non-profit helping first-generation graduates get through specific hurdles to find their career paths after college.  • What are some barriers that first-generation graduates…

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    Niger: Europe’s Migration Laboratory

    News Deeply Jun 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply talks with Mahamane Ousmane, a people smuggler located in Niger, and reports recent statistics from the E.U. that show roughly 75 percent of all African migrants arriving by…

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